country

emancipate - Means "to free from legal, political, social control or restraint by others," and "to free from bondage." The word's Latin elements are manus, "hand," and capere, "to take," and first meant "to release or set free."

assassin - Thought by some to derive from an Arabic word meaning "hashish user," as members of an Islamic sect in various countries during the time of the Crusades (13th century) ate hashish to intoxicate themselves before setting out to assasinate enemy leaders.

patriot - Greek pater, "father," led to Latin patriota, "fellow countryman," which was the original meaning of patriot when it came into English in the late 1500s.

country, nation - Both came into English c. 1330 and tend to be used interchangeably. Country comes from Latin contrata (terra), "the landscape in front of one, the landscape lying opposite to the view." Nation is from Latin nation-/natio, "race, class of person."

country

1. 'country'

A country is one of the political areas that the world is divided into.

Indonesia is the fifth most populous country in the world.

Does this system apply in other European countries?

2. 'the country'

Land that is away from towns and cities is the country.

We live in the country.

Many people moved away from the country to the towns.

Be Careful!When you use country like this, the only determiner you can use with it is the. Don't say, for example, 'I like living in Paris, but my parents prefer to live in a country'. You say 'I like living in Paris, but my parents prefer to live in the country'.

3. 'countryside'

Land that is away from towns and cities can also be called the countryside.

I've always wanted to live in the countryside.

Countryside can be used without 'the' when it is used after an adjective.

We are surrounded by beautiful countryside.

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country - a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land"

developing country - a country that is poor and whose citizens are mostly agricultural workers but that wants to become more advanced socially and economically

Dominion - one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth

estate of the realm, the three estates, estate - a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights

foreign country - any state of which one is not a citizen; "working in a foreign country takes a bit of getting used to"

country - a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country"

broadcast area - the area over which a radio or tv transmission can be received

center, middle, centre, eye, heart - an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"

corner - a place off to the side of an area; "he tripled to the rightfield corner"; "the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean"

corner - a remote area; "in many corners of the world they still practice slavery"

disaster area - a region whose population is affected by a general disaster

scene - the place where some action occurs; "the police returned to the scene of the crime"

section - a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people; "no section of the nation is more ardent than the South"; "there are three synagogues in the Jewish section"

The Town Mouse rather turned up his long nose at this country fare, and said: "I cannot understand, Cousin, how you can put up with such poor food as this, but of course you cannot expect anything better in the country; come you with me and I will show you how to live.

That young men travel under some tutor, or grave servant, I allow well; so that he be such a one that hath the language, and hath been in the country before; whereby he may be able to tell them what things are worthy to be seen, in the country where they go; what acquaintances they are to seek; what exercises, or discipline, the place yieldeth.

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